what is drama therapy?
Drama therapy takes elements from theater — such as performance, storytelling, and improvisation — and uses them to facilitate healing. It can be a as simple as telling a story from “Once upon a time…” or as complex as a full-length piece of live theater. No matter how small or big the process, drama therapy never neglects the body.
Drama therapy can help people re-story life experiences that haunt them, putting old ghosts back where they belong.
I have helped people convey and transform their lived experiences through live performance, video, music, fine art, ritual, and improvisation.
what is developmental transformations (dvt)?
Developmental Transformations (DvT) is a drama therapy modality that uses embodied, experiential improvisation and play to uncover unconscious feelings that are not always easy to verbalize.
If you have ever thought therapy would be better rolling around on the floor and screaming, DvT is for you! DvT is also for you if you would prefer curling up in a ball in the corner, enacting the demise of your enemies, or being able to experience natural human touch in a mutual way.
DvT is whatever you can imagine, in a playspace that is co-created together. In DvT, we always practice restraint from real harm, but allow for representations of harm to be expressed and worked through.
DvT is also hard to explain in words, so keep scrolling to watch a live demonstration.
what does dvt look like?
See me present in a panel on trauma-centered Developmental Transformations (DvT) at NYU, followed by two demo sessions performed by some of my favorite colleagues.
